Center post battery cover



Aug. 25, 1936. J v. STROUGH CENTER POST BATTERY COVER Filed Nov. 13,1955 INVENTOR ATTORNEY a 4 Bag 7 RM Patented Aug. 25, 1936 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFlCE CENTER POST BATTERY COVER J. Val Strough, San Leandro,Calif.

Application November 13, 1935, Serial No. 49,628

3 lllaima. (Cl. 136-135) The invention relates to a battery and moreespecially to a center post battery cover.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a cover for abattery which has longitudinally arranged series of cells, wherein thepositive and negative outlet posts are located in the center of theoutside cell covers and in which battery post connecting cables ofcorrect lengths are employed so as to eliminate the necessity of rightand left hand batteries with the resultant saving to manufacturers,jobbers, merchants and customers. I Y

Another object of the invention is the provision of a battery cover ofthis character, which is simple in construction, thoroughly reliable andefllcient in its purpose, strong, durable and inexpensive tomanufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thefeatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as willbe hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, which discloses the preferred embodiment of the invention andpointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a battery showing the cover with thepositive and negative outlet posts connected in accordance with theinvention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view on the line 2-4 of Figure 1looking in the direction 01' the arrows.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, A designates generally an electricstorage battery having central and end series of longitudinally arrangedcells and which is designed for use in motor vehicles, boats or the likeand associated burned connection with the cell plate bar and cellconnector it.

Arranged centrally of the cover or body 5 is a conventional lead centerpost i while embedded in the said body'is an internal connector bar 8 5which joins a spur bushing terminal 9 and the center post i connectingthese to each other and all being formed in one piece and mouldedintegrally with the cover.

The cover or body 5 has as usual the conven- W tional filler cap it.

The bushing terminal 9 and the center post I! with the bar t joining thesame assures a high electrical emciency between the plate bar and centerterminal post. 15

It is preferable to have the top surface of the cover or body b formedwith an annular recess ii concentric to the bushing 6 and terminal 9 soas to permit the position of the connector l3, that is to say to be lowin position within the 20 body 5.

Each cell of the battery A has the cover and the cover before describedin a three cell battery is arranged at opposite sides of the centercover I! which is minus the center post i and the bar 25 I and includesthe bushings 6 on each end of the cell cover as before described.

What is claimed is:

1. In a battery, 8, cover plate, a center post arranged with the cover,a terminal bushing em- 30 bedded in said cover and having a spur-shapedtop end and a connector bar internally oi the cover and joined with saidpost and bushing.

2. In a battery, a cover plate, a center post arranged with the cover, aterminal bushing em- 35 bedded in said cover and having a spur-shapedtop end and a connector bar internally of the cover and Joined with saidpost and bushing, the cover at its top being formed with an annularrecess concentric to the bushing.

3. In a battery, a cover plate, a center post arranged with the cover, aterminal bushing embedded in said cover and having a spur-shaped topend, a connector bar internally of the cover and joined with said postand bushing, the cover at its top being formed with an annular recessconcentric to the bushing and a spur lead bushing moulded in the coverat that side of the same opposite theterminal bushing.

J. VAL STROUGH.

